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Heavy Wheezing, Advised Head Scan. Reason?

Hi sir, my uncle is having veezing problem and now the doctor wants to scan his head ..why they wants to scan the head ...... what is the reason to scan the head ?
Thu, 21 Jun 2012
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what is the age of the patient? at times wheeze can be confused with stridor that may have neurological cause. I am sure you must have asked your doctor regarding this. common causes of wheezing in adults may be smoking, asthma and tuberculosis.
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Heavy Wheezing, Advised Head Scan. Reason?

what is the age of the patient? at times wheeze can be confused with stridor that may have neurological cause. I am sure you must have asked your doctor regarding this. common causes of wheezing in adults may be smoking, asthma and tuberculosis.